Essential Teal (Behr T15-3)
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Essential Teal (Behr T15-3) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 13.6, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Essential Teal
Four Behr colors picked for Essential Teal by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Essential Teal, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Maxi Teal | SW 6769 | 13 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Largo Teal | 742 | 16.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Vintage Teal | 5010-9 | 12 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Hypnotic Sea | 1234-7 | 15 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Essential Teal (LRV 13.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Essential Teal
Darker than Essential Teal
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | T15-3 |
| Hex | #007377 |
| RGB | 0, 115, 119 |
| HSL | 182°, 100%, 23% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.6, -25.4, -10.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Essential Teal (Behr T15-3), published as #007377
#006A75
#317C77
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Essential Teal (Behr T15-3)?
- Essential Teal has an LRV of 13.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Essential Teal is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Essential Teal in another brand?
- Maxi Teal (SW 6769) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Essential Teal warm or cool?
- Behr lists Essential Teal as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.